by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Chemical Engineering is the 64th most popular major in the country with 12,690 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southeast region, there were 2,528 chemical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,169 chemical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 36 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in chemical engineering. That schools that top this list have a program in chemical engineering in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree chem eng students.
Out of the 36 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, West Virginia University Institute of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. West Virginia University Tech is a small school located in Beckley, West Virginia that handed out 10 bachelors’s chem eng degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tuskegee University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in the Southeast Region list. Tuskegee is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Tuskegee, Alabama. It awarded 28 bachelors’s chem eng degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tennessee Technological University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in the Southeast Region list. Cookeville, Tennessee is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s chem eng degrees to 62 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 36 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s chem eng degrees to 185 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in the Southeast Region. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is a large school located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana that handed out 130 bachelors’s chem eng degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Mississippi State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Mississippi State is a large school located in Mississippi State, Mississippi that handed out 100 bachelors’s chem eng degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Alabama in Huntsville came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Huntsville, Alabama, this medium-sized public school awarded 38 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s chem eng students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in the Southeast Region list. UT Chattanooga is a fairly large school located in Chattanooga, Tennessee that handed out 42 bachelors’s chem eng degrees in 2020-2021.
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Christian Brothers University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Memphis, Tennessee, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s chem eng degrees in 2020-2021.
The University of Alabama ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in the Southeast Region list. UA is a large public school situated in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. It awarded 161 bachelors’s chem eng degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
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With a ranking of #11, North Carolina State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in the Southeast Region list. NC State is a large school located in Raleigh, North Carolina that handed out 141 bachelors’s chem eng degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #12, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Knoxville, Tennessee, and it awarded 98 bachelors’s chem eng degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Louisiana Tech University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Ruston, Louisiana, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s chem eng degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Louisiana at Lafayette came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Lafayette, Louisiana, and it awarded 44 bachelors’s chem eng degrees in 2020-2021.
Auburn University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in the Southeast Region list. Auburn is a large school located in Auburn, Alabama that handed out 90 bachelors’s chem eng degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
University of Arkansas came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in the Southeast Region ranking. UARK is a large public school situated in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It awarded 75 bachelors’s chem eng degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #17, University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in the Southeast Region list. University of South Florida - Main Campus is located in Tampa, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 143 bachelors’s chem eng degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Chemical Engineering at University of South Florida - Main Campus
University of Kentucky landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in the Southeast Region ranking. UK is located in Lexington, Kentucky and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 78 bachelors’s chem eng degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Virginia Tech landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 95 bachelors’s chem eng degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
Clemson University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Clemson University is a large school located in Clemson, South Carolina that handed out 70 bachelors’s chem eng degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Louisville landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Louisville, Kentucky is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s chem eng degrees to 46 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Florida Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #22. Located in Melbourne, Florida, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 17 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s chem eng students in 2020-2021.
North Carolina A & T State University ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Greensboro, North Carolina, this fairly large public school awarded 20 degrees to qualified bachelors’s chem eng students in 2020-2021.
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University of South Alabama came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of South Alabama is located in Mobile, Alabama and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 29 bachelors’s chem eng degrees to qualified students.
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University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Columbia, South Carolina, this large public school handed out 68 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s chem eng students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Chemical Engineering at University of South Carolina - Columbia
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